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Will the non-royal part of banknotes change on King Charles banknotes?
When the Bank of England changes over from printing Queen Elizabeth II to printing King Charles III banknotes, I understand that the head will face in the opposite direction, as is a long-standing...
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SDS/SDS+/Max recommendations
Gentlemen, Anyone know what's currently a good deal for one of these higher power drills? I want one which does the usual hammer stuff plus chisel and core drilling plus also being able to drive in...
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Overheating Electricity Meters ?
Someone on a local forum received the following email " Like anything mechanical that's getting old, an electricity meter can stop working properly.Occasionally, old electricity meters can cause...
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Almost total blackout on Ukrainian war today.
I assume there's another big push on... The number of Rivet Joint flights is down a lot though. Perhaps there simply are no Russian command and control centres left to monitor...
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Help with google-fu - wheelchair commode
Apologies for being so lazy, but I've come down with covid and have fuck all energy. Do the good posters here know of something that can fit on an existing wheelchair (replacing the cushion) allowing...
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no sighn of queenie
View flight TK1346 from Edinburgh to Istanbul on Flightradar24 View flight TK1346 from Edinburgh to Istanbul on Flightradar24
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B&Q
Shut on Monday for some reason...what next
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OT: CfD's
BBC red button science is saying the Govt is considering putting renewables and nuclear onto CfD's. I thought renewables at least were already on the scheme. Is the Beeb correct?
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Weedkiller That Works?
I have a stone area in my front garden that I am told represents a lake with the big rocks in it being islands. It's also full of weeds and I'm not really up to extracting them by hand. Is there a...
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Boiler fault
The 200w wb2b system boiler which has given decent service has packed up. On power up, it normally does a self test - motors everything before firing up. Now, just the fan comes on. At low speed. And...
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Which glue to patch an airbed?
I have an airbed which, predictably after a while, has multiple micro-leaks. The bed came with some patch kit, but it was rubbish. So I started taking cuts from thick supermarket bags and glue them to...
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Touch Lamp
The only incandescent lamp in my house is in a bedside lamp. I tried an LED lamp but it wouldn't dim. Are there solutions?
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Best bitter
If I am driving I don't like to imbibe too much alcohol. Accordingly prefer to have a shandy with my meals. At least half of the local restaurants do not stock bitter. I can cope with that but when I...
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Smart bayonet adapters for light fittings ?
Since SWMBO is now bedbound for a good portion of the day, control of lights is an issue. I've already started looking, but to save time, does anyone know of any *adapters* for light fittings that can...
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Minor rant - kitchen overhead cabinets.
Minor remodelling of the kitchen means that I can put some more kitchen cabinets on the wall. I already have a couple of spare doors so only require the carcasses. No problem I thought as the local...
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